Phil Jackson
Athlete, Author, Executive
Phil Jackson is an American former NBA player, coach and executive who won 11 championships coaching the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, plus two as a New York Knicks player. His books include Sacred Hoops (1995) and Eleven Rings (2013).
Phil Jackson's 20 Book Recommendations
- Black Elk Speaks: “Favorite dozen additional spiritual book list here goes my addition: ... Black Elks Speaks-Neihardt”
- Makes Me Wanna Holler: “Makes Me Wanna Holler, Nathan McCall, Hoop Roots, Wideman, Peace Like a River, Leif Enger are 3 of books on 1999 list”
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig. It gives a summary of philosophy of Western Civilization.”
- Siddhartha: “Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The Last Temptation of Christ by Kazanzakis. for those who have asked”
- Autobiography of a Yogi: “Favorite dozen additional spiritual book list here goes my addition: The Auto of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda.”
- Man's Search For Meaning: “'Man's Search For Meaning' was an important book for me, but I never passed it out to any players.”
- Beautiful Ruins: “finished reading Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter it's a good read!”
- Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life : “Dyer's book: Change Ur Thoughts, Change Ur Life-Living the Wisdom of the Tao is a good book”
- Hoop Roots: “Makes Me Wanna Holler, Nathan McCall, Hoop Roots, Wideman, Peace Like a River, Leif Enger are 3 of books on 1999 list”
- Unsafe Thinking: “A favorite writer, Jonah Sachs, had his book launched today. UNSAFE THINKING... A mouthful, but well thought out.”
- Peace Like a River: “Makes Me Wanna Holler, Nathan McCall, Hoop Roots, Wideman, Peace Like a River, Leif Enger are 3 of books on 1999 list”
- The Last Temptation of Christ: “Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The Last Temptation of Christ by Kazanzakis. for those who have asked”
- The Second Book of the Tao: “In answer to the ? about a book on the Tao. S. Mitchell's book: The Second Book of the Tao is my recommendation.”
- Shantaram: “read shantaram-great mysterious read of another culture-it will keep you occupied until game time.”
- The Brothers Karamazov: “The Brothers Karamazov is my fav...has 3 brothers' philosophical stance juxtaposed: hedonist, agnostic, and spiritual brothers”
- Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: “Zen Mind, Beginner Mind, by Suzuki”
- When Things Fall Apart: “some favorites: Zen Mind Beginner Mind, S Suzuki. When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chorum. The Heart of Buddha, Thich Naht Hahn”
- The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation: “some favorites: Zen Mind Beginner Mind, S Suzuki. When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chorum. The Heart of Buddha, Thich Naht Hahn”
- Good to Great: “this author put into words what I've always believed and had the good fortune to experience in my career.”
- Scout's Honor: A Novel: “Recommend Scouts Honor by #CharleyRosen by Codhill Press to get idea of how basketball is scouted by unbiased pros.”